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Oriental Almond

Prunus discolor

Prunus discolor is a shrub in the rose family from the eastern Aegean, Turkey and Syria, growing on limestone hillsides. It is grown mainly as an ornamental for its silvery-white leaf undersides and needs well-drained soil and sun.

Family
Rosaceae (Rose family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply during establishment, then allow the soil to dry between waterings; it tolerates drought once mature.
Soil
Well-drained, alkaline or limestone-type soil; avoid waterlogged ground.
Temperature
Hardy in subtropical to mild temperate conditions; protect young plants from hard frost.
How easy
Easy
Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Edible
Yes, some parts
Native range
E. Aegean Is. to Syria
Climate
subtropical

About

Prunus discolor is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to the eastern Aegean Islands, Turkey, and Syria. A shrub, it is found in Quercus-dominated scrublands and rocky hillsides, typically on limestone soils. It is easily distinguished from all other Prunus species by its leaves, which are densely silvery-white tomentose on their abaxial (under) sides, and dark green and glabrous on the adaxial (upper) sides.

Other Prunus plants

Prunus adenopoda · Red stinkwood · Prunus aitchisonii · Alabama cherry · Prunus alaica · Allegheny plum · American plum · Prunus amplifolia · Almond · Desert peach · Chickasaw plum · Prunus annularis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Prunus discolor by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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